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T-Mobile USA to soon sell iPhones, cut subsidies: CEO — (Reuters) - Deutsche Telekom AG (DTEGn.DE) unit T-Mobile USA will start selling the Apple Inc (AAPL.O) iPhone in about three to four months and will enforce its plan to get rid of cellphone subsidies in a similar timeframe, according to Chief Executive John Legere.

The Pebble smartwatch keeps it simple (hands-on) — Light on features, but heavy on design — Now that Pebble has announced it's shipping to Kickstarter backers on January 23rd, the company is finally ready to show off the final hardware and software on its smartwatch.

Bloomberg: That Cheaper iPhone Would Cost $100-$150 — Piling on the Wall Street Journal's cheap iPhone rumor resurrection, Bloomberg is reporting that the budget-friendly device Apple is working on will cost in the $100-$150 range. It would debut, at the very earliest, at the end of this year.

Redbox Instant by Verizon launching out of beta in March — Streaming movie service Redbox Instant by Verizon will fully launch to the public before the end of the first quarter, the venture's CEO said today at a CES 2013 breakfast. — As we've mentioned before, Redbox Instant by Verizon …

Samsung's big push for 2013: content, corporates — (Reuters) - Samsung Electronics, the global leader in consumer smartphones, is planning two major thrusts in 2013: bulking up mobile content and moving faster into the corporate market dominated by Research in Motion.

It's official: 3D is dead — The tech industry's annual hot air balloon show is dead, and the world's better for it — There's something about 2013's Consumer Electronics Show that's different from every other iteration this decade. You might not realize it immediately …

Verizon: 9.8 million activations during Q4 — Summary: In its latest regulatory filing, Verizon says it will see record activations during the fourth quarter, driven mostly by the iPhone. — Zack Whittaker — Following AT&T's move yesterday to dish out the latest details on the state of its affairs …

Google Withdraws Patent Claims Against Microsoft — Google today filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission to terminate its attempt to stop Microsoft from using video-compression technology on the Xbox. — Microsoft wants to license two standards-essential patents for H.264 that Google controls …

Intel responds to cooked power efficiency claims — The company's claims about power efficiency for its new Ivy Bridge chips involved some fancy marketing footwork. — LAS VEGAS—Intel came clean today about the power efficiency for the new Ivy Bridge chips announced at CES on Monday.

Google's Eric Schmidt calls for open Internet in North Korea — A private delegation including Google's Eric Schmidt is urging North Korea to allow more open Internet access and cellphones to benefit its citizens, the mission's leader said Wednesday in the country with some of the world's tightest controls on information.

Google Maps web version returns for Windows Phone users — Google has re-enabled the web version of its popular Maps service for Windows Phone users. The move comes after Google put a redirect in place to push Windows Phone users over to its search engine instead of a web version of Google Maps recently.

Facebook Stock Hits $30 For First Time Since July — Facebook may finally be over its 20-something phase. — The company's stock hit $30 a share on Wednesday for the first time since mid-July, after several consecutive days of hovering around the $29 mark.

Certified BitTorrent Box Brings uTorrent to Your TV — With a quarter billion active users a month BitTorrent is without a doubt the most used file-sharing platform. — The vast majority of these BitTorrent users download video files, but despite these staggering statistics it can still …

Ruby on Rails patches more critical vulnerabilities — It's the second time this month that Ruby on Rails has released updated versions for serious software flaws — Those using the Ruby on Rails web application framework on their websites are being advised to update the software immediately …